Tragic deaths share one important lesson
      February has been an emotionally charged month for the residents of Simi Valley. Amid the heated debate over the city's new anti-peddling ordinance, three local teenagers- all boys, all with their lives in front of them- died in a threeweek period, beginning Feb. 2 with the brazen latenight shoot...
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Why the city adopted Ordinance 1109
By Paul Miller Mayor of Simi Valley
      The Acorn has taken issue with the City Council's recent decision to regulate peddling activity on city streets and sidewalks, saying the new law will not improve our community. I must take issue with The Acorn's position.
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Regardless of the actual nominees, what is your choice for Best Picture of 2006?
     RAFAEL VELAZQUEZ, 39 Machinist "'Flags of our Fathers.' It wasn't all about the action. It was about the personal drama related to war."
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